1
[ adjective ] somewhat ill or prone to illness

Examples

"my poor ailing grandmother" "feeling a bit indisposed today" "you look a little peaked" "feeling poorly" "a sickly child" "is unwell and can't come to work"

Related terms

ill

2
[ adjective ] somewhat ill or prone to illness

Examples

"my poor ailing grandmother" "feeling a bit indisposed today" "you look a little peaked" "feeling poorly" "a sickly child" "is unwell and can't come to work"

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

He missed the 1955 season because of an operation on the ailing knee , then played 77 minutes in 1956 .

Related terms

ill

*